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Ancient Coins from Various Properties 844 845 846


Augustus with Agrippa, As, Nemausus, 10-14, busts of Augustus and Agrippa facing left and right, rev. crocodile chained to palm tree, 13.34g (RIC 159; RPC I, 525). About very fine


£60-£80


Tiberius, Denarius, Lugdunum, after 16, laureate bust right, rev. Livia seated right on ornate stool, holding spear and olive branch, single exergue line, 3.58g (RIC 30; RSC 16b). Porosity and a small edge chip, otherwise about very fine, reverse better


£80-£100


Claudius, Dupondius, 41-50, rev. Constantia standing left, holding spear, 8.84g (RIC 95); Hadrian, Sestertii (2), 124-8, revs. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and cornucopia, 24.66g (RIC 875), Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopia, children by feet, 22.61g (RIC 988); together with an Alexandrian Tetradrachm [4]. Varied state £120-£150


847


Nero and Agrippina II, Aureus, Rome, 55, NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, conjoined busts of Nero and Agrippina right, rev. AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS [CAES MATER], Divus Claudius, radiate, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and Divus Augustus, radiate, holding sceptre and patera, driving quadriga of elephants left, EX S C in field, 7.63g (Calicó 397; RIC 6; BMC 7). Some minor surface marks and reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine with traces of original bloom; an attractive coin with high relief portraits and an interesting reverse type


£5,000-£6,000


The reverse shows the funeral of Claudius in October 54, which, as Tacitus tells us, was consciously modelled on Augustus’ grand funeral some forty years earlier. Claudius was only the second emperor to be deified and is shown here with his divine ancestor in a car drawn by elephants. Sestertii of a similar design were struck by Tiberius in 36-7, commemorating the deification of Augustus


848


Nero, As, Lugdunum, rev. Victory advancing left, 10.49g (RIC 544); Hadrian, Semis, Rome, rev. thunderbolt, 2.56g (RIC 624); Salonina, Antoninianus, Rome, rev. Pietas seated left, 3.37g (RIC 35); Theodosius I, Half-Centenionalis, Siscia, rev. Victory advancing left, 1.17g (RIC 39B); Theodosius II, Half-Centenionalis, uncertain mint, rev. cross in wreath, 1.37g (RCV 21231ff); PONTOS, Amisus, Hadrian, Drachm, yr 164 [132-3], rev. Capricorn right, cornucopia on back, 3.14g (RPC 1252; BMC 89); together with miscellaneous Roman coins (8) [14]. Varied state


£80-£100


849 850


Nero, Didrachm, Cappadocian Cæsarea, 63-4, laureate bust right, rev. laureate bust of Claudius right, 7.20g (RIC 620; RPC 3647). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise better than very fine, light tone over residual bloom


£200-£260


A contemporary imitation, apparently in good metal, with blundered but recognisable legends, rare Provenance: Found in Norfolk.


The figure described as ‘Libertas’ is shown helmeted and holding a garland instead of a pileus Vespasian, Denarius, c. 70, laureate bust right, rev. Libertas standing left holding garland and spear, 2.65g (cf. RIC 105).


£30-£40


851


Trajan, Denarius, Rome, 100, laureate bust right, rev. Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, 3.26g (RIC 38; RSC 222). Good very fine, strong portrait, attractive bright metal


£100-£120 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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